Rolling telephone-directory.



M. BLATT.

ROLLING TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

APPLlCATION FILED OCT. 5- I917.

Patented July 2: 1918.

l mmmvnmllll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

m BLAH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN; ASSIGNOB' TO ANNA I BLA TT, OI DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ROLLING TELEPHONE-DIRECTORY.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Application filed October 5,1917. Serial Ho. 194,848..

ordinary desk or portable construction.

In the employment of devices for this purpose there has, been used a spring actuated roller like a shade roller whereon a web of cloth or stout paper is rolled, the web re ceiving the names and telephone numbers of those persons with whom the owner ofthe device desires most often to communicate. It has even been found convenient to carry this roller on a bracket which is provided with an opening for the reception of the mouth-piece of the telephone transmitter so that'by unscrewing this mouth-piece and placing the opening in proper position and again screwing the mouth-piece on, the device is securely attached to the telephone.

Such devices are more or less common but all of these devices have the .demerit-or defect of rendering it practically impossible to utilize both sides of the web which is on the roller for the information since the roller tion is to provide an improved instrument that either or both sides of the web may be used with equal facility. I

With the above and other ob ects in view, as will be hereinafter apparent the invention consists in general 05 certain novel details of construction an combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accorenpanying drawing, and specifi callyclaim In the accompan in drawing, like char-- acters of reference indicate like several views, and

Figure 1 is a perspective view showin the device as applied to an ordinary telep one. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof,: partly in section.

parts in the Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the shade roller and its housing or casing.

Fig. 4: is .a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3. 5

In carrying out the objects of this invention and in'the drawings hereunto attached there is disclosed a telephone having a transmitter m0uth-piece and indicated in generalv at T. The device itself consists of a disk 10 having a centrally disposed opening 11 wherethrough passes the mouth-piece and this disk is furthermore provided around the major part of its eriphery with a rolled edge 12 so that a ca 13 may be held therein, the card being of course provided with an opening for the transmitter mouth-piece and displaying on its surface suitable advertising as may begprinted in the. spaces marked 14. The upper disk may also show the number of the users telephone as at-15. The lower portion of the metal disk 10 is not beaded but has projecting therefrom a downwardly and outwardly extending arm 16 which terminates at its extremity in a horizontal portion 17. Below the arm 16 is a metalllc c linder 18 having a slot 19 extending longitudinally of its lower part and having its ends closed by suitable caps 20. These caps 20: are provided with the proper openings for the reception of the pintles cf an ordinary spring actuated shade than the rollers used in windows. This metallic casing or housing18 is connected to the horizontal portion 17 of the bracket by a pivot 22 which forms a'swivel so that the casing can be rotated in a horizontal plane and thus expose either side of a web 23 which is wound on the roller 21, On both sides of this web 23 are to be rinted or written the names of those peop e or companies with whom communication most frequently occurs. In order to manipulate the roller there is providedv a finger pull 24 which is so arran ed as to keep the lower or free edge of t e web straightand exroller 21, the same of course being smaller tends at all times in a. position convenient to be grasped by the finger and thumb of the user. On the end of the shade roller is also provided the ratchet 25 and pawl 26 common in all such devices. I

In operation it will of course be preferred to have the names arranged in such manner that one part of the alphabet as represented by the first letters of the names,

which are thereon inscribed. Thus the de vice permits of the use of both sides of the web so that double the number of names can be placed on a web of equal size as is possible where but one side only of the web is utilized.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that many vminor changes may be made in the formand construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the eXact form herein shown and described but it is wished to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what actuated roller having swiveling connection intermediate its ends with the bracket, whereby the roller may be rotated to present the reverse side of a web carried thereon for observation, and a web on said roller having both sides adapted to receive desired data.

2. In a device of the character set forth, a bracket comprising an arm having an opening to fit closely around a telephone transmitter mouth-piece, said arm extending away from a telephone stand upon application thereto and terminating in a horizontall disposed portion at its lower end, a tubu ar casing having a; slot in its under side, a pivot connecting the tubular casing with the horizontal portion of the arm, a spring actuated roller housed in the casing, a web wound on said roller and having its free end projecting through the slot, said pivot constituting means whereby the roller may be rotated to present either side of the web to observation, said web having both sides arranged to receive information, and

a finger grip on the free edge of said web. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

L. N. GILLIs, ALBERT POPKINS. 

